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Tips for Avoiding Sports Injuries

safety-lane.com07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Tips for Avoiding Sports Injuries  While it is not possible to completely avoid all types of injuries, by taking some precautions, it is possible to greatly reduce your risk of injury.  However, simply reducing the risk of injury is not a task that is always easy to handle.  By carefully following some… Read more »

Are a Third of Knee Replacements ‘Inappropriate?’

safety-lane.com07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Are a Third of Knee Replacements ‘Inappropriate?’ One third of total knee replacement surgeries in the United States may be “inappropriate,” according to an article published online June 30 in Arthritis & Rheumatism. The findings point to the need for the development of consensus patient selection criteria for the surgery, the authors… Read more »

Vitamin D Increases Survival Chances in Bowel Cancer

safety-lane.com07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Vitamin D Increases Survival Chances in Bowel CancerBowel cancer patients with high levels of vitamin D in their blood are more likely to survive the disease, according to research published on Wednesday.Scientists who studied almost 1,600 patients after surgery for bowel cancer found those with the highest levels of vitamin D have… Read more »

Beef and Cancer (especially for women)

safety-lane.com07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Beef and Cancer (especially for women) You have heard it noted often that “Red Meat is Bad For You” – but is that true or just a lot of “bullsh*t”?  A little of both, but the bottom line is that beef is not good for you in the quantities American eat it.Although U.S. beef consumption… Read more »

Low Back Pain – What To Do Immediately!

safety-lane.com07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Low Back Pain – What To Do ImmediatelyLow back pain (LBP) will most likely strike at some point for all of us, at least that’s what statistically happens. How we “deal with it” initially can be critical in its progression or cessation. Here are some “highlights” of what to do “WHEN” this… Read more »

ADHD Meds May Double Cardiovascular Event Risk in Kids

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com ADHD Meds May Double Cardiovascular Event Risk in Kids The use of psychostimulants in children and adolescents is associated with nearly twice the risk for a cardiovascular event compared with nonuse of the drugs, and the risk is even higher when the drugs are used for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),… Read more »

Overweight Osteoarthritis Patients = More Pain

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Overweight Osteoarthritis Patients = More Pain Overweight and obese people with arthritis in their knees tend to report more pain than slimmer people with the chronic joint disease, suggests a new study.Past studies have found that heavier people, especially women, are more likely to develop osteoarthritis and often have more severe osteoarthritis… Read more »

In Utero Exposure to SSRI May Up Obesity, Diabetes Risk

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com In Utero Exposure to SSRI May Up Obesity, Diabetes Risk  In utero exposure to antidepressants may raise risks for metabolic disorders, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes, new animal research suggests.The study showed that rats given the serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) fluoxetine (Prozac, Eli Lilly and Company) produced offspring with evidence… Read more »

7 Fingernail Problems Not to Ignore

safety-lane.com07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com 7 Fingernail Problems Not to Ignore Your fingernails can provide clues to your overall health — but do you know how to read the signs? Check out photos of seven nail conditions that warrant medical attention. Yellow Nail Syndrome With yellow nail syndrome, nails thicken and new growth slows. This results in a… Read more »

Dark Chocolate May Relieve Walking Pain in PAD

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Dark Chocolate May Relieve Walking Pain in PADShortly after eating the equivalent of a small bar of dark, but not milk, chocolate, patients with moderate to severe peripheral arterial disease (PAD) could walk slightly farther and longer on a treadmill before having to stop due to pain, in a proof-of-concept study.The research… Read more »